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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dedicated S.T.E.M. Education Program Introduced To Spatial Industry Exi!ition Open Day Locate"# and Destination Spatial loo$ %or&ard to &elcoming students' teacers and tose passionate a!out Science' Tecnology' Engineering and Matematics to te Exi!ition Open Day on "( Marc )("# at te *ris!ane +on,ention and Exi!ition +entre "(am to #pm. During te Exi!ition Open Day' scools' teacers and students %rom primary to uni,ersity are in,ited to engage &it te Destination Spatial S.T .E.M educational program. Tere &ill !e -(minute sessions /"# minute per topic0 designed to get minds tin$ing and inspired' &ile supporting tese $ey areas o% education %or te spatial industry. Tere is no c arge to attend. *oo $ings are r ecommended %or lar ge groups o&e,er &al$ins are &elcome. T opics &ill include1 • An introduction to 2ueensland 3lo!e • 4eig!our ood sa%ety • 5o& a6ard ready sould you !e7 • Landscapes in te Australian +urriculum 8ear 91 2Topo : 2ueensland;s online topograpic mapping tool. • 8 our < Day plan7 Preparing %or a 6om!ie apocalypse. • Sould &e !uild te next amusement par$ on your street7 Locate"# as !een de,eloped to inspire not only tose &or$ing &itin te industry !ut also yout &o are interested in Science' Tecnology' Engineering and Matematics. 2ueensland=s Department o% 4atural Resources and Mines as recently ired a dedicated spatial educator to de,elop lesson plans designed to moti,ate young people to consider careers in Spatial as &ell as assist teacers in content to support teir students. Destination Spatial is an industry initiati,e designed to promote spatial careers and &ill a,e a stand at Locate"# &it guidance a!out spatial careers %or students' teacers and parents.
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Locate15 and Destination Spatial look forward to welcoming students, teachers and those passionate about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to the Exhibition Open Day on 10 March 2015 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 10am to 5pm.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dedicated S.T.E.M. Education Program Introduced ToSpatial Industry Exi!ition Open Day
Locate"#and Destination Spatialloo$ %or&ard to &elcoming students' teacersand tose passionate a!out Science' Tecnology' Engineering and Matematics tote Exi!ition Open Day on "( Marc )("# at te *ris!ane +on,ention andExi!ition +entre "(am to #pm.
During te Exi!ition Open Day' scools' teacers and students %rom primary touni,ersity are in,ited to engage &it te Destination Spatial S.T.E.M educationalprogram. Tere &ill !e -(minute sessions /"# minute per topic0 designed to getminds tin$ing and inspired' &ile supporting tese $ey areas o% education %or tespatial industry.
Tere is no carge to attend. *oo$ings are recommended %or large groupso&e,er &al$ins are &elcome.
Topics &ill include1
An introduction to 2ueensland 3lo!e
4eig!ourood sa%ety
5o& a6ard ready sould you !e7
Landscapes in te Australian +urriculum 8ear 91 2Topo : 2ueensland;sonline topograpic mapping tool.
8our < Day plan7 Preparing %or a 6om!ie apocalypse.
Sould &e !uild te next amusement par$ on your street7
Locate"#as !een de,eloped to inspire not only tose &or$ing &itin teindustry !ut also yout &o are interested in Science' Tecnology' Engineeringand Matematics. 2ueensland=s Department o% 4atural Resources and Mines as
recently ired a dedicated spatial educator to de,elop lesson plans designed tomoti,ate young people to consider careers in Spatial as &ell as assist teacers incontent to support teir students.
Destination Spatialis an industry initiati,e designed to promote spatial careersand &ill a,e a stand at Locate"#&it guidance a!out spatial careers %orstudents' teacers and parents.
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Te Educational Program as !een de,eloped and &ill!e deli,ered !y Mic$ La&' Senior Pro>ect O?cer'2ueensland Spatial In%ormation +ouncil' Department o%4atural Resources and Mines' 2ueensland.
Mic$ as !een in,ol,ed in geospatial education at tescool le,el %or nearly "# years. Originally a classroomteacer' Mic$ esta!lised geospatial programs at t&o2ueensland scools !e%ore managing ESRI Australia=s3IS inscools program. Mic$ ten esta!lised is o&ngeospatial educational consultancy' +ontourEducation' &ic %ocuses on ma$ing geospatial
tecnology as easy as possi!le to integrate into te Australian classroom. Mic$no& as a role &it 2ueensland=s Department o% 4atural Resources and Minesad,ocating %or geospatial tecnologies and de,eloping resources %or teacers andstudents to !ring tese exciting tools into 2ueensland classrooms.
For more in%ormation a!out te program or i% your scool@class is interested insecuring a larger group ,isit toLocate"#%or te S.T.E.M program' please contactMic$ La& on( BC( )9( or Micael.La&ld.go,.au.
For media enuiries' please contact Sara *ro&n' Media Manager' Locate"#
+on%erence and Exi!ition Open Day on (C( "" (( orsara!ig!ro&ncairmedia.com.au .
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